At the age of 14, Jason* was kicked out of his parental home after beingaccused of sexually abusing his brothers, the youngest of whom was onlythree years old. A subsequent investigation by police and socialservices confirmed the abuse had been taking place for more than a year'so social services referred him to an NSPCC adolescent sexual abusersservice.
Jason found the treatment programme difficult at first, but as heprogressed he revealed a childhood scarred by physical abuse with longperiods during which he had been confined to his bedroom. As a result,he had become both an extremely lonely and emotionally isolated boy.
Behavioural therapy
A treatment programme that included victim empathy and cognitivebehavioural therapy meant he started to take responsibility for hisactions. He learned new social skills and developed insight into how hehad come to sexually assault his brothers. This enabled him to manageand control his behaviour.
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